Mahishya, Māhiṣya: 10 definitions
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Mahishya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Mahishya has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Māhiṣya can be transliterated into English as Mahisya or Mahishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMāhiṣya (माहिष्य):—(von mahiṣa) m. eine best. Mischlingskaste, der Sohn eines Kṣatriya und einer Vaiśyā [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 3.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 896.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 92.] nṛtyagītanakṣatrajīvanaṃ sasyarakṣā ca māhiṣyāṇām [UŚANAS] bei [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 6.] [Colebrooke II, 181.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMāhiṣya (माहिष्य):—m. eine best. Mischlingskaste , der Sohn eines Kṣatriya von einer Vaiśyā , [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra]
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Starts with: Mahishyadi.
Full-text: Rathakara, Mankusha, Anulomaja, Makishyan, Mahishaddaka, Mahanarman, Karani, Rathakrit, Ekadashasankaravarna, Savarna, Madgu, Vainava.
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Temples in Punjai < [Chapter VI - Temples of Aditya II’s Time]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.6 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Chapter 8 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Composition of Army < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)